Siding



Sept. 27 1938. L. KIRSCHBRAUN SIDING Filed May 24, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Sept. 27, 1938 Lester Kirschbraun, The, Patent and SIDING Leonia, N. J., assignor to Licensing Corporation, New

York, N. ,Y., 'a corporation of Massachusetts Application '-May 24, 1938, Serial No. 672,598

a can-as. This invention relates to panels for use assiding or for other similar uses. This panel is characterized by rigidity, light weight, economy of .manufacture, excellent heat-insulating qualities,

It is also an object of and pleasing appearance theinvention to provide siding which is thoroughly weather-proof and which canbe quickly and easily applied directly to the studding of a building. In gang siding,'one of the principal difficulties is to provide a structure in which the joints are as inconspicuous as possible. Any

- regularity of outline, any distinctive demarcation. or any continuous straight'lines at the joints become noticed usually apart from the remainder of the structure, directing the attention of the observer to these joints and seriously impairing the pleasing appearance of the structure itself.

Another diiliculty resides in the necessity of not only making the joints inconspicuous, but also protecting the joints against the entrance of-raln and moisture which may produce rotting and disintegration of the under portions of the board. The invention of the present'structure is directed to achieving these objectives in addition to those previously set forth.

Panels embodying this invention may be made by mounting on a rigid fiber board asphaltic roofing material in such a way that the boards can be laid-edge to'edge, the asphaltic roofing secured to the board's'overlapping the joints so as to make a weatherproof structure. In carrying out this invention, I preferably employ a rigid fiber board which is strong and light and with'asphalt and surfaced with suitablegi' anular material such as crushed slate. This roofing may besecured to the board in the form ofseparate elongated strips arranged parallel'to thetop and-bottomedges of the board, or a single sheet having approximately the same area as that of the board but having portions projecting" beyond at least one side edge of" the board and thebottom edge. While the roofingmateri'al may be made to represent any convenient 'design,-.. the embodiment of the invention more particularly described hereinafter, and illustrated on the drawings; is designed to represent brick work.

To this end, the roofing is formed with areas of redor other suitable brick-colored grits, spaced by continuous horizontal stripes and short, staggered verticalstripes to represent mortar joints between the individual bricks and the successive 5 courses. 7

For a more complete understanding of the in-. vention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in which 7 Figure 1 is an elevation of a siding panel embodying the invention. l

Figure 2 is 'a fragmentary elevation of the same showing slightly modified arrangement of the-elements.

Figure 3 is a perspective fragmentary view of a continuous sheet of roofing from which strips may be cut for application to a board.

Figures 4 and 5 are elevations of other panels embodying the invention.

. Figure 1 illustrates a siding panel consisting of v 20 saturation penetrating sumciently into the board 3 to render it highly resistant to penetration of water.- The purpose of this is to produce a water proof surface and yet to leave the core of the -board with its void spaces unfilled with asphalt, thereby retaining the heat-insulating value of 35 the base to the maximum degree. Secured to the face of the board i0 is a superstructure which may comprisea series of elongated strips ii of roofing. These strips are preferably approximately the same length as the board but are lat- 40 erallyofiset so that each strip has an end portion projecting beyond a side edge of the board ID. The strips II are preferably surfaced with colored grits in such a way as to present a series of areas I 2 approximately the size and shape of 45 I .wise preferably staggered so that the end portions of alternate strips extend half a brick length beyond the ends of the other strips in the series. Thus, in the embodiment illustrated 5 in Figure 1, the end portions of the strips project beyond the right hand side edge of the board for alternately greater and lesser distances. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 2, the end portions of alternate strips project a short distance beyond the right hand side edge of the board, the left hand ends of the other strips projecting beyond the left hand side edge of the board. In either case, the set of strips is vertically offset so that the bottom portion of the lowermost strip projects below the, bottom edge of the board so that the lowermost strip will thus lap the horizontal joint between the board and a similar board in the course next below.

The strips ll may be secured to the board I! in any suitable or convenient manner. For example, the face of the board in may be coated with hot asphalt, emulsified asphalt, or with a waterproof adhesive substance such as cutback" asphalt or pitch, this consisting of asphalt or pitch mixed with suflicient naphtha or similar solvent to render it plastic and adhesive. While this coating is in its adhesive condition, the strips ii are applied thereto and are pressed into adhesive contact therewith. If desired, a templet or other suitable means may be employed to facilltate locating the strips correctly. In addition, it may be desirable to attach the strips to the board more securely by use of suitable fastening elements l5 such as staples or the like. As shown, the several strips -II are vertically spaced from one another, leaving narrow horizontal areas ii between successive strips having a width approximately equal to that of a mortar joint. While the adhesive coating on the board is still in its sticky condition, I may shower the panel with granular material, preferably of a color similar to that of the vertical stripes it, this grit being adapted to stick to the coating on the areas not covered by the strips ii. These grits may be suitably rolled or otherwise pressed into partial embedded contact with the sticky coating so that a substantially continuous surface layer of grit adheres to the sticky coating. The panel is thenready to be applied to the studding of a building, together with other similar panels in courses. The end portions l1 and iii of the strip, which project beyond a side edge of the board overlap areas of the next adjacent board which are not covered by roofing material. These overlapping portions of the strips may be secured to such areas by means of adhesive cement, staples, or both.

It will be noted that, by using the strips secured to the backing board in the manner described, the difliculties ordinarily attending the assembly of panels on the side of a building, caused by the necessity for closely fitting the overlapping D tions, are entirely overcome. Thus the projecting end portions ll of the strips on one panel may be readily applied to the areas of the adjacent panel in between the opposite end portions of the strips secured to said adjacent panel, without requiring close fitting of these overlapping portions.

The strips H. which are secured to the boards shown in Figures 1 and 2, may be conveniently made as indicated in Figure 3. To this end, a continuous sheet of roofing felt may be treated, in a manner well known in the art, to successive steps of saturation with asphalt, coating with oxidized asphalt, and the application of granular matter such as crushed grit in longitudinal bands ules, spaced by narrow bands of contrasting color. For example, narrow bands 2i may be surfaced with white granules or may be left black. From the end of this sheet narrow strips II are severed as by transverse cuts 22 which extend across the sheet from edge to edge and are perpendicular to the bands or stripes and 2|. These strips II are then ready to be attached in parallel staggered relation to a board so as to represent brick work.

Figure 4 illustrates a slightly different embodiment of the invention, this form consisting of a board to the face of which is attached a superstructure consisting of a series of overlapping elongated strips 3i. These strips are each substantially as long as the board itself, and are laterally oflset so that an end portion of each strip projects beyond a side edge of the board in a manner similar to that shown in Figures 1 and 2. The strips 3| are preferably wider than the strips I I so that they may have rectangular areas 32 to simulate side faces of brick, and may also have sufficient area 33 above these rectangular areas to permit overlap by the strip next above, leaving a portion of the area 33 exposed to represent a mortar joint. The strips ii are also formed with areas I! at their ends,similar to but slightly wider thanthe vertical mortar joints. These strips are preferably attached to the board by suitable fastening elements 34, the fastening elements being passed through the upper portion of each strip so as to be overlapped and protected by the weather edge portion of the strip above.

The lower portions of these strips, except near the ends, may be cemented or stapled to the underlying strip. The areas of the board not covered by the strips, as well as the areas covered thereby, may be left uncoated and ungritted. In assembling panels of this kind, the upper edges of the projecting portions of the strips are inserted beneath the strips in the course next above on the adjacent panel. Likewise, the end portions 35 of the strip are inserted beneath the end edges of the strips in the same courses on the adjacent panel, sumcient of the areas 35 being left exposed to simulate vertical mortar joints. As indicated in Figure 4, the board 30 may have plain edges for butt joints instead of rabbeted edges such as are illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 5 illustrates another embodiment of the invention, consisting of a board which may have plain edges for butt joints or rabbeted edges as shown. To the face of this board is attached a superstructure consisting of a single sheet I of roofing, this roofing having serrated side edges to simulate the staggering of brick courses. The sheet I is preferably prepared by surfacing the entire sheet first with light colored granules to represent mortar, printing a brickwork pattern of rectangular areas 42 of adhesive material on the granular surface, then applying brick-colored granular material to the adhesive material on the areas 42. This results in a brickwork pattern having the brick-simulating areas standing out in relief from the areas representing mortar joints. The sheet ll of roofing is, as shown, laterally and vertically offset with relation to the board lli so that the entire serrated edge at one endof the sheet is outside of the contour of the board and overlaps the next adjacent board when applied to the side of a building with other similar siding panels. The sheet ll is also vertically offset so that its lower edge is below the lower edge of the board. Thus the 7 sheet of roofing overlaps and protects the horizontal and vertical joints between the'board to which it is secured and adjacent boards. The

sheet 4| may be secured to the board 40 by any suitable waterproof adhesive material such as cut-back asphalt, and staples II or other fastening elements may be additionally employed to secure the sheet permanently to the board. The horizontal mortar line portions are eliminated at the serrated edges to avoid the necessity of close fitting and exactness of dimension. By eliminating these portions of the sheet, slight variations in dimensions of the sheet are unimportant and do not make the joints between panels prominent. In this connection the uncovered portion of the base board is coated and'slated to represent mortar lines when the extended portions of the facing sheet of an adjacent panel are overlapped thereon, as indicated in dotted lines.

It is evident that many changes in detail may be made in the'embodiments hereinbefore shown and described without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

l. A siding panel or the like, comprising a base of rigid fiber board, a plurality of elongated strips of asphaltic roofing secured to a face of said board parallel to the upper and lower edges of the board and in staggered relation, said strips being so arranged that end portions of alternate strips project beyond a side edge of said board.

2. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiber board, and a series of elongated strips of asphaltic roofing secured to said board in staggered relation and parallel to the upper and lower edges of the board, each of said strips having an end portion projecting beyond one of the side edges of said board alternately greater and lesser distances irom said side edge of the board.

3. A siding panel or the like, comprising a base of rigid fiber board, a plurality of elongated strips of asphaltic roofing secured to a face of said board parallel to the upper and lower edges of the board and in staggered relation, alternate strips having end portions extending beyond a side edge of said board, the lowermost of said strips extending beyond the lower edge of the board.

4. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiber board, a coating of waterproof adhesive material covering a face of said board, a plurality,

of spaced elongated strips of asphaltic roofing adhering to said coating and arranged parallel to the upper and lower edges of the board, some of said strips having end portions projecting beyond a side edge of the board.

5. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiber board, a coating oi waterproof adhesive material on a face of said board, a plurality of spaced elongated strips of grit-surfaced asphaltic roofing adhering to said coating and arranged parallel to the upper and lower edges of the board, and granular matter adhering to the areas of coating between the spaced strips.

6. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiber board, a coating of. waterproof adhesive material coveringa face of said board, a plurality.

of spaced elongated strips of a'sphaltio roofing arranged horizontally on said board and adhering to said coating, each said strip being surfaced with areas of brick-simulating colored grit spaced board, the lowermost of said strips having its lower margin projecting beyond the lower edge of the board.

8. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiber board. a series of elongated overlapping strips of asphaltic roofing arranged on said board parallel to the top and bottom edges of the board and staggered, each said strip having a face coating of asphalt surfaced by grit and an additional coating of asphalt applied in spaced areas on the portion of the strip not lapped by the strip next above. an additional layer of grit covering the second coating on said spaced areas, and fastening elements extending through the overlapped portion of each said strip and said board. I

LESTER ICiRSCI-IBRAUN. 

